Physically Spiritual

We live in the world of extremes. Certain things traditionally considered faults must be accepted absolutely and without exception and certain other things traditionally considered faults are now unforgivable and irredeemable mistakes. Jesus’ arms spread on the cross are wide …

What the heck should we eat? There are few questions more confusing than this in the modern world. Vegan, Keto, Paleo, Pescatarian, Vegetarian, Carnivore, and the list goes on… Popular dietary gurus weave confusing tapestries of half truths and contradictions that thinly veil …

You can’t make it through the magazine aisle of a store without seeing a cover lauding the merits of meditation. It seems like the less Christian our culture becomes the more people become obsessed with meditation. The Church has a long rich tradition of meditation. Is this wh…

Catholics believe that the Eucharist is the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Christ, and every piece of bread at every Mass that becomes God himself contains all of the power that created the universe. As Catholics, we receive it every Sunday, or even every day, yet how much…

“A man may any hour he pleases retire into himself; and nowhere will he find a place of more quiet and leisure than in his own soul: especially if he has that furniture within, the view of which immediately gives him the fullest tranquility. By tranquility, I mean the most gra…

How could we expect to arrive at a destination without knowing where it is? Many who are seeking the Lord, while sincere and generous, wander through their spiritual lives without confidence or direction. In this episode of Physically Spiritual we will explore the traditional …

What does the Sacrament of Confirmation do? If you were Confirmed, did it mark a turning point in your life? If you have not been Confirmed, do you feel like you are missing something? The Catechism says that the “effect of the sacrament of Confirmation is the full outpouring …

“Where one alone may be overcome, two together can resist. A three-ply cord is not easily broken.” (Ecc 4: 12) We are created physically connected to our mother, and our destiny is the Communion of Saints, the perfect fulfillment of Holy Mother Church. Yet, isolation and lonel…

In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus says “when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret.” Christ doesn’t say “if you pray”, he assumes we pray. But, how do we do this? Trying to pray can be one of the most difficult and frustrating endeavo…

If no one told you that you were Baptized, would you know you were? Maybe you were baptized as an adult, and some never have been baptized, but many were baptized as infants. What difference did this make in our lives? Did our parents take something from us by not waiting for …